Grass-catcher attachment for lawn-mowers.



W. BOSS.

GRASS CATGHER ATTACHMENT FOR LAWN MOWERS.

APPLICATION FILED 0012, 1913.

1 ,176,881. Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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GRASS-CATCHER Y'ATTACHMENT FOR LAWN-'MOWEBS'."

To all whom it may concern,"

Be: it: known that I, VVILLIAM Boss, .cltk

zen -of -the United States, residi'ng'i-at-v St."

Paul, in the county'of'Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and.

useful Improvements in Grass-Catcher At tachments for Lawn-Moweraof which the following is a specification.

My, invention 1 relates to grasswcatcher .attachments for .lawn mowers, and has for 1ts object to provide a .structu'reqof thismclass which shallbe simple in construction, easy ofzapplication, readily adjustable to various sizes-and makes of lawn,mowers,.and removable'therefrom if desired.

The-full objectsand advantages of my in vention will appear inzconnection withfithe: detailed description thereof and are particufilarly pointed out: in the. claims.

In'the drawings, illustrating the application of my invention in oneform, Figure 1.

isa plan view of a lawn mower showing a grass catcher embodying my improvements attached thereto, Fig. 2is a sideelevation in" section of the parts shown in Fig. 1;

Figs; 3 and 4'are plan views showing the grass catcher applied to lawnmowersof different widths. Fig. 5 is a perspective new of the reinforcing handgrip applied to the transverse top wire frame,

As illustrated, thelawnmowerlO comprises the usual roller brackets 11, roller 12,

and handle bar 13. My grass cat'cher-em-' bodies a top wire frame 14, a bottom 15 of I sheet metal or other material, as desired, and

side walls 16 of canvas or'other flexible material, the top frame beingcollapsible' upon the bottom. The forward portions of the wires of the top frame 14 are looped, as indicatedat -17,"andar'eprovided with depend ing portions 18 each formed with a right angled hook 19 which are adapted to engage within apertures in roller brackets 11. The

' front wire 20 extends across the front bot- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.-

Applicationfiled: Octoher'2, 1913. Seria1N0. 792,959.

22,. the-wires l8 and the forward portions of the top wires 14. To render more effective this action of the top wires 14, and also to aid in the adjusting of the device, as will be later pointed out, I provide a transverse-wire brace 23 preferably formed of a pair of.

wires twisted together and having the separated ends 24 thereof clamping the toprwire 14 at points quite close to the loops 1'? but far enough therefrom to leave a small extent of the wires 14 between each of said loops and thenearest wire end 24. These forward'portionsof the wires 14 operate to aid the spring action of the depending wire por tions .18 and the upright wire portions 22 in holding thehooks 19 in the holes of the roller bracket. The adjustments for different-widths of lawn mowers are effected by bending the upright'wires 22 at their junctioniwith the front transverse wire 20 and theends of wire 14 at the point-where they are clasped by forward ends 24 of the brace wire 23..

As indicated in'Figs. 1, 8 and 4, it is possible readily to adapt this grass catcher to.

many different :widths of lawn mowers, the grasscatcher as ordinarily built being read ily applied to lawn mowers of from twelve totwentv inchesin width. This feature of adjustability is an essential one in the construction of a practical grass catcher as many sizesof lawn mowers are manufactured, and the different makes have different distances between the inside of the roller brackets for a given size of lawn mower. In the past, devices have been constructed providing. these adjustable features, but such devices have involved the use of special springs not a part of the frame structure roper;

It will be seen that my grass catcher does not involve the use'of any springs excepting such as are provided by the spring metal of the necessary elements of the frame.

The cross member 23, in addition to its function as a brace and to hold the forward portions of top wire 14 in proper position for their adjusting and springing functions in connecting the grass catcher to the lawn mower, may be provided with a hand grip 25 by which manipulated in applying same to and removing from the lawn mower. Preferably, I form this hand grip of a. rectangular piece of wood having grooves 26 along the edges thereof, the two wires of the transverse memthe catcher may be conveniently I her 23 being laid in said groove betweenthe Y paratively light wire may be employed and 10.

yet a very stiff and rigid cross bar result. A ho0k'26 is employed for removably connecting the grass catcher with the lawn mower handle.

I claim:

1. In combination with the frame ofa lawn mower, said'frame being provided with transverse openings, a grass catcher comprising a top wire frame adapted tobe spread at the frontto be applicable to dif ferent sizes of lawn mowers, said frame supporting fabric catcher sides serving to vary 7 the size of the mouth of'the catcher to fit the discharge stream of different si'zes 'of lawn mowers, said frame having integrally-' connecteddownwardly-turning front ends provided with outwardly-turned hooks engage able with said transverse openings and. a front. wire having upwardly-turned portIOHS engaging. the top wire frame, sa d wires being of spring metal and forcing said hooks outward, thus holding .the'catcher in place on the various sizes of lawn mowers.

2. .Injcombination with the frame of a lawn mower, agrass catcher open at the front and top to form a mouth comprlsing;

a top wire frame, a front wire frame con;

nected therewith,v means movable" transrerselyqwith said frame portions fordetachably engaging the frame of the lawn mower, J and a transverse brace connected with the top wire frame at-a point near the forward portion thereof, bendlng of, said ifront wire frame and top wire frame at the point of connectionlwith the brace thereof serving to adjust the attaching means and V catcher mouthfor difierent widths of lawn mowers. i

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top frame on each side thereof. 7

3. In combination with" the frame of a I V lawn mower, a grass catcher'open at the front and top to form a mouth comprising a top wire frame, a front wire frame connect ed therewith, means movable transversely with said frame portions'for detachablyengaging the frame of the lawn mower, and a brace connected with the top wire frame at a point near the forwardportion thereof, bending of said front wire frame and'top' wire frame at the point of connection with thebrace thereof serving to adjust the attaching means'and'catcher mouth for different widths oflawn-mowers, said-brace" being formed'of a pair of wires twisted together' in a plane 1 transverse "tothe side wires of the top frame and havingseparated ends each'clamping the wire of the 4. In combination with "the frame a top wire fraine, a front wire frame conversely with said. frame portions for deof a lawn-mower, a grass catcher open at the front andtop to form'a mouth'comprising -70 nected therewith, 1 means movable trans-' tachably engaging theframe of the{ lawn mower, and a brace connected with the top -w1re frame at atpolntnear'the forward'p'on' i5 7 tion. thereof, bending of} said front 'wire:

frame and top'wirefframe at thepoint of connection with the brace thereofiservin'g toadjust the attaching means :and' catcher;

mouth for di'iferentfwidths of'lawn mowers, said brace member comprising a pair of wiresext'ending in a plane transverse to the .sid'e'. wiresof. the toplframetand'a grooved wooden strip between'saidwires, the wires being twisted together outside of said; strip and having separated ends clamped to the top frame at each side thereof.

In testimony whereof I'aflix my Slgnatulie inpresence oftwo'witn'esses; V V 57 V: V

' 1wiLL1A Boss.,;

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